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Why is there so little experimental research in political science? That is, why is it so difficult to conduct experiments?
 
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Why is it important to know the different levels of measurement? That is, what difference does the level of measurement of the data make?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Because the types of independent variables we use cannot be controlled, they cannot be experimentally manipulated.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Different levels of measurement require different statistical techniques for data analysis.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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